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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pen and ink drawing of a couple at a fair beside signs for a talking horse and a trunkless head, with a crowd behind.

At a County Fair

Philipp William May, 1898

Pen and ink drawing of a blind beggar in a wide hat holding a sign, with a dog sitting beside him.

Blind Beggar and Dog

Philipp William May, 1894

Ink caricature of a bearded man in a tall striped top hat and striped coat, with a handwritten caption above.

I Wonder What Caroline'll Say

Philipp William May, 1898

Ink drawing for a theatre programme showing a drummer, a trumpeter, and nude child figures with a torch and bubbles.

Theatre Toyal Drury Lane Programme

Philipp William May, 1900

Profile of a Woman

Philipp William May, 1894

Ink sketch of a smiling caricatured man wearing a tall top hat, one hand on his hip, drawn in loose black lines.

Portrait of Paul Maitland, Artist

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pen-and-ink cartoon of a winged, bearded artist painting at an easel amid scattered caricature sketches.

Study for Cover

Philipp William May, 1892

Pen and ink drawing of a laughing man in a patterned Pierrot costume with a ruffled collar, standing full length.

Pierrot

Philipp William May, 1895

Loose watercolor and pencil sketch of nude bathers among trees and grass, by Paul Cézanne.

Bathers (recto); Landscape (verso)

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1888 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Watercolor landscape of autumn-tinged trees beside a pale path, with blue hills and clouds behind.

Landscape with a Path between Trees

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1886

Pen and blue wash drawing of mounted riders and a fallen figure in the foreground, with a walled city on a hill behind.

The Conversion of St. Paul

Melchior Bocksberger, 16th century

Watercolor study of butterflies, moths, a grasshopper, caterpillars and beetles scattered on a pale ground, dated 1664.

Insects, Butterflies, and a Grasshopper

Jan van Kessel, 1664

Watercolor design drawing of a blue and black sleigh with red tassels and curved runners, labeled No. 3736.

Design for Victoria Sleigh, no. 3736

Brewster & Co., 1882

Colored drawing of an ornate sleigh with red iron runners, blue upholstery and a brown bear fur robe.

Sleigh #3659

Brewster & Co., 1881

Colored design drawing of an ornate sleigh with gold scrollwork, a swan-shaped front, and purple upholstered seats.

Sleigh with Rumble Seat #3869

Brewster & Co., 1884

Colored design drawing of a green and gold sleigh with scrolled runners and a rear rumble seat, numbered 3737.

Sleigh with Rumble Seat # 3737

Brewster & Co., 1882

Colored design drawing of an ornate blue and black sleigh with a scrolled front post and curved runners on a gray sheet.

Half Panel Cutter #3804

Brewster & Co., 1883

Colored design drawing of a red sleigh with scrolled iron frame, fringed upholstery, rear rumble seat and tassel, numbered 39

Sleigh with Rumble Seat # 3952

Brewster & Co., 1885

Watercolor design drawing of a green and red sleigh with a rumble seat and red tassel, side view, handwritten number 3484a.

Sleigh with Rumble Seat # 3484a

Brewster & Co., 1879

Side-view colored design drawing of a red and black sleigh with curved runners and blue-tufted upholstery, numbered 3551.

Design for Victoria Sleigh, no. 3551

Brewster & Co., 1879

Pen and wash design of a marbled monument with three inscribed urns on top and text panels on a stepped base.

Design for a Monument to the Three Wives of the First Earl of Guilford, at Wroxton, Oxfordshire

Joseph Wilton, 1783

Watercolor design of a carved Gothic-style staircase with two children descending and a woman in a gold gown.

Design for a Jacobean-style Staircase (recto); Architectural Element Design (verso)

Matthew Digby Wyatt, ca. 1867

Night landscape with a rock cave, robed figures at its entrance, a river, a small boat, trees, and hills under a starry sky.

The Sorceress of the Yakuts in North East Asia

Ernst Damitz, n.d.

Medieval illuminated page of a haloed bearded saint seated on a throne, writing on a tablet, within a colorful decorative bor

Saint Gregory as Author

Scriptorium of Weingarten Abbey, 1188/1200

Yellow-tinted pen drawing of an arched pier-glass frame with laurel crest, shell motif, swags, and scrolled base.

Design for a Pier-glass with Arched Head and Palmette Terminations

Sir William Chambers, 1743-96

Green wash design drawing of an oval mirror frame with swags, scrolling foliage, and flanking candelabra.

Design for a Mirror in the Form of a Horizontal Oval, Elevation

James Wyatt, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor and ink design elevation of a hall lantern with green panels, scrolled pediment, hanging chains and tassels.

Design for a Hall Lantern, Elevation

James Wyatt, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor design for a gilded wall girandole with a round mirror, two candle arms, swags and an urn finial.

Design for a Girandole with a Circular and Oval Glass

Sir William Chambers, 1745-1800

Watercolor design for a gilded oblong pier-glass frame with a central urn and scrolling ornament above.

Design for a Pier-glass of Oblong Form, the Cresting a Scroll and Urn

Sir William Chambers, 1743-1800

Sepia drawing of a Gothic revival lodge with crenellated towers and arched windows beside a stone wall and trees.

Design for Bishopsgate Lodge, at Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Jeffery Wyatville, ca. 1820-30